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Many of the negative consequences of drugs come from the economic turf battles to control illegal traffic as happened in Prohibition.
The rise in gun violence we saw was at the same time as the crack epidemic. It was market control. Arresting the kingpins didn't stop drugs and it led to more gun crime as folks battled to get to the top.
Economic opportunity is the driver. Fix that and you control a large number of drug users. There are no longer gin mills for little kids in the UK as the economic and labor picture changed.
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NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens
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